Austin Bar Foundation Gala

Join us at BOOTS & BOURBON – the 2020 Austin Bar Foundation Gala The 17th Annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala is on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Omni Hotel at Barton Creek Resort. Cocktail Reception/Raffle/Auction – 6:30 p.m. Dinner Begins – 7:45 p.m. Casino Games and Dancing – 9:00 p.m. CLICK HERE for tickets & sponsorships! The gala is held annually to raise funds for the Austin Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Austin Bar Association. The mission of the Austin Bar Foundation is to support and expand the provision of legal-related charitable and educational programs and services in Central Texas by organizing and marshaling  the resources and abilities of the Austin Bar Association and its members. Contributions to the Foundation Gala and the Fellows Program help fund a variety of service projects including the Veterans Assistance Programs, the Self-Represented Litigant Project at the Travis County Law Library and Self-Help Center, Austin Adoption Day, the CANLAW Clinic, the Justice Mack Kidd Fund, the Diversity Fellowship Program, the LGBT Law Student Scholarship, and grants to organizations such as American Gateways, Volunteer Legal Services, Austin Community Law Center, Texas Fair Defense Club, and many others. Honoring Austin lawyers who have excelled in their profession and service to the community will be a highlight of the evening. The Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s award recipients. Distinguished Lawyer Award Phil Durst ( posthumous ) Lulu Flores Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson (ret.) David H. Walter Award Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award Nelia J. Robbi Larry York Mentoring Award Justice Craig T. Enoch (ret.) CLICK HERE to book a room in the block of rooms reserved for the Austin Bar Foundation Sponsors Hendler Flores Law Howry Breen & Herman Jackson Walker McGinnis Lochridge Table Sponsors Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. Butler Snow Chamberlain McHaney Civil Litigation Section (2) Cokinos | Young Evan’s Family Law Family Law Section GoransonBain Ausley Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody Hawkins Parnell & Young Husch Blackwell (2) Kelly Hart Lloyd Gosselink Loewy Law Firm Norton Rose Fulbright Scott Douglass & McConnico Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Half Table Sponsors Bollier Ciccone LLP Bracewell Cain & Skarnulis Haynes and Boone, LLP Hendler Flores Law Shearman & Sterling Judges Byrne, Soifer, and Mauzy